Karnataka

Mangaluru, Mar 16: Veteran Congress leader and former union minister B Janardhan Poojary came down heavily on the communal forces working against the society in the name of religion and also criticised a certain local Congress leader for taking part in the Hindu Samajotsav recently held by Vishwa Hindu Parishad in Mangaluru. Expressing his criticism at a press conference here on Monday, Mr Poojary

Bengaluru, Mar 16: Doctors from various associations such as the Medical council of India (MCI), the Karnataka government medical officers association (KGMOA) and the Association of Health Providers India (APHI) today assembled at Freedom park to protest against the atrocities faced by medical professionals in Karnataka. Dr N Venkataramana, Vice President, BGS Hospitals condemning the attacks on

Chandigarh, March 16: Tension prevailed in a village in Haryana's Hisar district on Monday after an under construction church was attacked and vandalised by miscreants and the idol of a Hindu god was placed inside the premises. Police officials said on Monday that 14 people were booked for rioting, damaging place of worship, theft and promoting enmity following a complaint from the church priest

Kolar, Mar 16: In a shocking incident, an Indian soldier brutally killed his young wife and two little children before committing suicide at Kamadhenu village Kolar taluk. The killer solder has been identified as Soldier Gangappa (31). He killed his wife Deepa (26), daughter Neha (5) and son Preetam (2) before hanging himself. The incident came to light when their relatives broke open the doors of

Manipal, Mar 16: Bollywood heartthrob Farhan Akhtar had the students of Manipal University grooving to his scintillating music at Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT) Quadrangular here on Saturday night as the curtains came down on a memorable note on the 36th edition of Revels, the cultural fest of MIT. Revels was a success in all aspects: from its association with Hip-hop International to

Mysuru/Hassan, Mar 16: A mahout and a farmer were killed by elephants in two separate incident occurred in Mysuru and Hassan districts. Gajendra, a fiery-tempered tusker which used to take part in Mysuru Dasara Utsav, on Sunday went berserk and killed its mahout at K Gudi Elephant Camp which falls under under Biligiri Ranganathaswamy Temple Tiger Reserve area in Mysuru. The incident occurred when

Kasaragod, Mar 16: The police have registered cases against a man, his mother, and his sister for allegedly torturing his wife by inflicting burns and harassing her for non-payment of dowry. Cases have been registered against Faisal, his mother Fathima, and sister Nadira under Section 307 (attempt to murder) and 498-A (enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a married woman) of

Belagavi, Mar 16: A live mortar bomb shell was found in an open field on the outskirts of Sonoli village in Belagavi taluk on Sunday morning, triggering panic among residents. The Central Reserve Police Force led by Commandant Mahesh Naik with the assistance of the police blew up the low intensity bomb by late noon. No casualty or property damage was reported following the operation. A bomb

Bantwal, Mar 16: The last rites of slain techie Prabha Shetty was performed at her parents’ farm in Amtur village, 40-km away from Mangaluru on Sunday, in a solemn ceremony attended by family and friends. Her husband, Arun Kumar, lit the pyre at the farmhouse at 6.15 p.m., accompanied by her three brothers and her 75-year-old father Mahabala Shetty. The body was brought by a chartered flight from

Hisar, March 15: An under-construction church in Kaimri village near here was vandalised by a group and the cross replaced with an idol of Hanuman, triggering tension in the area in Haryana. Father Subhash Chand of Williwarsh church lodged a complaint against 14 people, following which a case was registered by police under sections 147 (Punishment for rioting), 153A (promoting enmity between